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Bald Eagle Courtship

Yesterday at the refuge, a pair of Bald Eagles were flying in a courtship ritual that was dramatic, fast, and hard to catch for my camera. They were alternatively soaring to the sky and plunging toward the marsh at high speed. Often they were too far from where I was, and I could only get good focus on about half of the shots. The following photos will give you an idea of what took place.

That must have been a really wonderful experience, and you did capture some great images. Maybe I’ll get to see this too, since there are a lot of Bald eagles around. But you have to be in the right place at the right time. 🙂

Love is in the air! 🙂 Great shots, Hien! Keep watch for the ‘cartwheeling’ they do when they lock talons and fall from the sky, twirling. They let each other go before getting close to the ground/trees. It is a beautiful sight!

I’d say that these are really good myself, it’s always tough to be in exactly the right location when such things take place! I was hoping for a similar display from the two that I saw “talking” and billing the other day, but I didn’t see their flight displays. Hard to believe that with winter just starting that the eagles are getting in the mood to mate already.